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Internet, you have been heard—by a couple of influential senators at least. Marco Rubio says he's dropping his support of the Protect Intellectual Property Act, of which he is a co-sponsor, Politico reports. In a Facebook post, the Florida senator says he's heard "legitimate concerns about the impact the bill could have," and urges Congress to "avoid rushing through a bill that could have unintended consequences." John Cornyn soon followed suit, the New York Times reports.

"Stealing content is theft, plain and simple," Cornyn, the head of the GOP's campaign operations, said in his own post, "but concerns about unintended damage to the Internet … require a more thoughtful balance." The announcements come on the same day that sites across the web are going dark to protest PIPA, and its House counterpart, the Stop Online Piracy Act. On the House side, Arizona Rep. Ben Quayle has also rescinded his support.

The joke is on the sponsors of this bill. Obviously they did not understand what the internet was or how it worked, or the valuable asset that it is for communication. They all just jumped on the Hay-ride,and were they surprised when the Horse turned around and bit them on the Ass. Ho,Ho, Whoa.